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| WILLIAM P.
GRIFFIN. Mr. William P. Griffin, of Nicholson township, is of Welsh
stock. He is the son of William and Rhoda Griffin, who, coming to Fayette
County, settled on Georges Creek, in Springhill township. He was a miller.
They had a family of eight children, of whom William P. was the seventh,
and is the only one living, and was born Sept. 2, 1809. He was educated in
the common and select schools, and has been engaged in farming all his
business life. He has resided upon the farm which he now occupies for
fifty years. In August, 1837, Mr. Griffin married Ann Gans, of Springhill township, by whom he has had thirteen children, eleven of whom are living. Mr. and Mrs. Griffin were for many years members of the Baptist Church, but about 1868 they united with the Christian Church, of which they are honored and useful members, Mr. Griffin being an elder thereof. He was once a lieutenant in the State militia, and two of his sons, William L. and Charles A., served in the war of the Rebellion, the former of whom is a physician, the latter a general trader. Mr. Griffin’s third son, Newton, is a farmer; the fourth son is a grocer; and all the sons have left the old homestead and the county, living in various parts of the Union. Mr. Griffin is a substantial, excellent farmer, an honest, hard-working man; and Mrs. Griffin has contributed to their success in life her full share of management and hard work. They command the respect and esteem of their neighbors. Mr. Griffin has held important township offices. History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co., 1882, page 706 View the image of this page online - Free Trial Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors. View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file! Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com .
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